Yard Work

When we first moved into our house, I wanted to make so many changes. It was the first time I'd lived in a place where I could paint the walls, take out the walls, plant flowers, destroy the lawn, or any other "improvement" activities I wanted. Well, it only took an entire year for me to start working on the house. Here is that timeline:

June 2012 - Move into house
July 2012 - Attempt to take care of yard and outside of house. Give up.
June 2013 - Decide that I have to DO SOMETHING about the yard.
July 2013 - Have large nasty bushes pulled out by their roots via pickup truck and large chain
July 2013 - Pin 50 garden ideas to Pinterest for the new holes in the ground
February 2014 - Stare at sad holes in the ground
June 2014 - Decide to PLANT SOMETHING in the holes
June 2014 - Buy $100 worth of gardening things
June 2014 - Plant flowers*. Yay!
July 2014 - Watch video of stupid bunny rabbit EATING MY FLOWERS that my dad shot and sent to me  while I was out of town.
July 2014 - Cry into my lawn about my gardening skills
July 2014 - Vow vengeance on tiny stupid rabbit. That's an expensive salad you had there, a-hole.

*The actual planting process yielded some new information I'd like to share.
1. Waiting 2 years to do yard work isn't ideal. Your neighbors will glare at you.
2. Digging a hole in the ground is best done in shoes other than foam flip flops. Trust me.
3. Have a plan before going to the garden store to pick out flowers. Whoever you drag with you (thanks, Dad!) will not complain nearly as much if you know what you are looking for. Two hours in 4 small aisles will not go well otherwise.
4. Be completely confident about every decision...especially when you have no idea what kind of plant you are holding because you bought one without a label "just to see".
5. Best attempted when it is cloudy, but not raining. See "flip flops".

So there you have it. My advice on yard work. Or something. I still have one set of flowers still growing, does that count?